#271 - May 2024 Book News

On our mid-month check in for May 2024, we recap the latest Asian American publishing announcements, as well as catch up on some book awards news and hot topics on Booktok. We also share some of the live audio that we captured from attendees at the 2024 Long Beach Festival of AAPI Books!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:Immortal the Blood by Molly X. Chang Maggie and the Story Shadows by Annabelle OhBig Jobs for Little Babies Series by Katrina Moore; illust. by Benson Shum Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao Hairy Man Suit by Haleh MasseyGwei, the Hungry Ghost by Emeline Lee; illust. by Basia TranIn the Country I Love by Alaa Al-BarkawiAi & Aiko and the Little Curve by Peter Draw Binna's Dalgona by Sojung Kim-McCarthy As Long as You Loathe Me by Swati HegdeThe Vastness of Us written by Terisa Siagatonu; illust. by Lucyola LangiSparkles for Sunny: A Lunar New Year Story by Sylvia Chen; illust. by Thai My PhuongRamadan on Rahma Road: Celebrating Food, Family, and Friendship by Razeena Omar Gutta & Faaiza Osman; illust. by Atieh SohrabiNews stories covered on this episode:Barnes & Noble Children’s & YA Book AwardsBooks & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merchFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebookThe Books & Boba May 2024 pick is Kill Her Twice by Stacey LeeThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective